The mission of the Arkansas Humanities Council is to promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the humanities in Arkansas. The council emphasizes the importance of humanities in reflecting diverse heritage, traditions, and history, alongside the relevance of humanities in current national conditions.
The grant program of the Arkansas Humanities Council focuses on supporting innovative humanities-based projects that forge connections among Arkansans to their past, each other, their communities, and diverse areas of shared human experiences. It emphasizes public programs that facilitate interaction between humanities scholars and audiences across Arkansas through varied formats such as lectures, discussions, workshops, conferences, guided tours, film series, webinars, and other creative means.